Thank you again to Dr. Scott Burgess for being on the B4UFLY Check the Map podcast to share his expertise with the Aloft community and thank you everyone for tuning into today’s episode. 

If you are interested in learning more about Embry Riddle University and the educational opportunities offered there, visit https://erau.edu/.

Guest Bio:

Dr. Burgess is an Associate Professor at the Department of Flight, College of Aeronautics of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.  His aviation experience expands over a 37-year career in both military and civil aviation organizations. He is a qualified pilot and instructor in numerous military and civilian helicopters, as well as a certified AUVSI Remote Pilot Instructor. His extensive background in both crewed and uncrewed aviation have intersected with a career in aviation education and research as he has published research in the helicopter safety and UAS disciplines and has been a part of three FAA ASSURE grants researching traditional and sUAS aviation operations, helicopter and sUAS safety, and uncrewed aircraft systems applications.

Look forward to connecting with you next week for our next Aloft Community Q&A Tuesday episode to answer one of your questions about a drone airspace challenge area, situational awareness topics, or general UAS operational question 

If you would like to submit a question for discussion on an upcoming episode, please email your question to erica@aloft.ai.  And as always fly safe and fly often.

Thank you to Aloft community member, Mike T. For your great question which we discussed today and to everyone for listening to today’s episode.

Show notes links:

View a list of TRUST Test Administrators here.

Download the FAA’s mobile app, B4UFLY app on your iOS or Android here.

Read our blog about the different types of controlled airspace, Class B, C, D, and E2, and how they can impact drone operations here.

Read more about the full process of obtaining a Part 107 commercial drone license, click here to navigate to the FAA’s website.

If you’d like to read more in-depth about recreational and commercial drone pilot requirements, check out our new blog here.

If you would like to submit a question for discussion on an upcoming episode, please email your question to erica@aloft.ai.  And as always fly safe and fly often.

Thank you for tuning into the final episode of Season 1 of the B4UFLY Check the Map Podcast sponsored by Aloft! For this episode, your host, Erica Cooley, Aloft’s Head of Community is joined by guest, Sebastian Yanguas, Air Traffic Control Specialist at the FAA to discuss the different types of restricted airspaces in the NAS. This episode features a clip from a longer webinar on this topic. Watch the full webinar on restricted airspaces with Sebastian here.

Guest Bio:

 Sebastian Yanguas is a Certificated Flight Instructor and has been flying since 2011. He has been part of the FAA since 2018. He was active duty Air Force and is now part of the DC Air National Guard for 15 years.  Sebastian received his BS from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Aeronautics.

Links from the episode:

Watch the full webinar from Part 1 of the webinar series and read the full blog on the different types of controlled airspace at https://www.aloft.ai/blog/the-abcs-of-national-airspace-types-part-1-controlled-airspaces/

Watch the full webinar from Part 2 of the webinar series and read the full blog on the different types of special-use airspace at https://www.aloft.ai/blog/the-abcs-of-national-airspace-types-part-2-special-use-airspaces/

Learn how to apply for a further coordination request LAANC authorization on Aloft Air Control's mobile app and web dashboard at https://www.aloft.ai/blog/how-to-apply-for-a-further-coordination-laanc-authorization-request-on-aloft-air-control-mobile-and-web-dashboard/

Read the full study and view an interactive map on data about Further Coordination Request Response rates from ATC around the country: https://www.aloft.ai/blog/aloft-launches-new-fleet-utm-capabilities-surpassing-84-of-laanc-airspace-authorizations-in-september

From myself and the entire, Aloft team, we thank you for joining us for this first season of the B4UFLY Check the Map podcast. We are excited to kick off Season 2 of the B4UFLY Check the Map podcast starting in January 2023 to continue providing educational discussions on  drone airspace challenge areas, situational awareness topics, or general UAS operational questions. If you would like to submit a question for discussion on an upcoming episode, please email your question to erica@aloft.ai. 

Wishing you all a very happy and safe holiday season and look forward to connecting again in the new year. And as always fly safe and fly often.